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PHOTOGRAPHIO CAMERA.

Patented Aug. 17, 1886.

ATTEST ymm W ATTORNEY UNITED STATES PATENT OLAF VARTNG, OF CHRISTIANIA, NOllXVi fif'.

PHOTGGRAPi-HG SAM-ERA.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 347,451, dated August 1.23, 3.886.

Application filed January 16, 1836. Serial No. 191730. (No morlclA To aZZ 2071,0712 2115 may concern.-

Be it known that l, OLAF VARTNG, a sub ject of the King of Norway, and residing in the town of Ghristiania and Kingdom of Non way, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Photographic Cameras; and i do hereby declare the following to be a. full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

My invention relates to these cameras which are regulated for the purpose of taking severalindependentor similar photographs on the same plate, several objective lenses being provided.

The object of the invention is to enable the photographer to expose any part of the plate whatever, (corresponding with the different objectives,) so that either all the objectives may throw an image upon the sensitive plate, or so that only a few of the total number of images may be formed.

My invention consists in providing a camera with such an attachment that it may be adapted to photograph a multiple number of portraits simultaneously, or to photograph a multiple number of portraits of as many different persons, or to photograph the same person in a multiple number of positions, any one of the above results being accomplished without entering a dark room.

In order to illustrate the practical manner of carrying out the invention, and to enable others skilled in the art to which the invention relates to make and use the same, drawings are hereunto annexed and described, in which similar letters represent corresponding elements, and in which each part referred to is designated by a single character.

Figure 1 shows a general front view of a camera. provided with my invention. Fig. 2 shows a back view of the same, and Fig. 3 shows that part of the camera relating particnlarly to my invention.

The camera, as far as my invention is concerned, consists of the combination of objectives r s l a '0 w a 1/ z in the ordinary eamera; aframe,calleda dazxlingd'rame, and consisting of cross-pieces 13 and i3, preferably at right angles to one another, respectively;

screens, slides, or pushes 1" Z in 71, iii-ting be tween said pieces and adapted to slide up and down or to one side, according as to whether they are the vertical ones or the horizontal CHOS- The other parts of the apparatus are notinvolved in my invention, and therefore do not need description, except to remark that l may be taken to represent the ii l 1 to hold the sensitive plate i7, and that it are holes adapted to receive a pin, i as a means of holding up the vertical screens to greater or less heights. These holes do not pass through the screens, but only to the back ridges, G.

The operation is readily apparent. How" ever, for the sake of form and illustration, suppose it is desired to expose the objective 3 it is only necessary to withdraw the screens j and 01. Further, to expose y, r, and s, with draw a, j, Z, and i. It may be observed that a; is the only objective which cannot be caused to remain closed while all the others are open or exposed. Further, by experiment, the opcrater will find that the spaces which he dosires to be opened at the same time must be selected from among those which lie behind the same screen, and he must commence exposing the spaces which are nearest thehandle ofthe screen.

The invention is not limited to the pre cise construction hereini'iefore described and shown, as it is evident that many niodiiica. tions may be made therein without departing from the spirit of the invention.

\Vhat I claim is- I. In a camera provided with two or more objectives and one sensitive plate, the combination of two screens with each of said objectives, the objectives being placed between the plate and the screens, substantially as set forth.

2. In a camera, the combination of objectives, a sensitive plate, and two ses of screens, the screens of one set being at an angle to those of the other set, and all the screens being adjustable and located between said objectives and said plate, substantially as and for the purpose described.

3. In a camera, the combination of object ives and two sets of screens covering said obspecification, in the presence of two subscribjectives, the one set being perpendicular to ing witnesses, November 25,1885. the other set and any one of said screens being adjustable or movable in the direction of OLAF VARING' 5 their respective lengths, substantially as and Vitnesses:

for the purpose set forth. J A0013 UZLLER,

In testimony whereof I have signed this OSCAR \VINGE. 

